Questions remain over security in Mali a day after ‘ambitious’ attack
Reuters BAMAKO – Mali’s security situation remained unclear on Wednesday after insurgents attacked an elite police training academy and other strategic areas on Tuesday, killing trainees, overrunning part of the…
UN members demand end to ‘unlawful’ Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories
AFP UN member states formally demanded in a non-binding resolution Wednesday an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months and sanctions for non-compliance. The text,…
At least three dead in new wave of Lebanon device blasts
BEIRUT, Lebanon – A second wave of device explosions killed three people and wounded more than 100 in Hezbollah strongholds of Lebanon on Wednesday, officials said, stoking fears of an…
UN to demand Israel end ‘unlawful’ presence in Palestinian territories within 12 months
Reuters UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations General Assembly will on Wednesday adopt a Palestinian-drafted resolution that demands Israel end “its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” within 12…
Nigeria’s EFCC says Yahaya Bello still wanted for alleged corruption
The development comes as Bello faces a 19-count charge of alleged money laundering, with his trial adjourned to September 25. Morakinyo Akinosun Abuja – Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles
Seoul’s military said the missiles were fired from the North’s Kaechon area in South Phyongan Province, and flew about 400 kilometres (250 miles). AFP North Korea fired a salvo of…
Invitation to IPIEL Movement Inauguration
*OFFICIAL INVITATION TO YOU ALL* i) The Indigenous People of Iludun Ekiti Land home and Diaspora (worldwide), ii) The King of Ilúdún Ekiti and all his Chiefs in and outside…
At least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern Mexico
Associated Press MEXICO CITY — At least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexico’s northern state of Sinaloa as two factions of the powerful Sinaloa…
US moves soldiers to Alaska island amid Russian military activity increase in the area
Associated Press ALASKA – The U.S. military has moved about 130 soldiers along with mobile rocket launchers to a desolate island in the Aleutian chain of western Alaska amid a…
Venezuela’s government says fourth US citizen was detained in alleged plot to kill President Maduro
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s government Tuesday announced the arrest of a fourth U.S. citizen in connection with an alleged plot to kill President Nicolás Maduro in which authorities…